Photography for the Serious Amateur
Photography for the Serious Amateur
A photographer’s visual awareness skills aren’t often given due attention, yet it is a core ability that a photographer needs to develop. Let’s fix that with this article… I contend that having a keen eye is the sole job of…
This is a guest post by Podcaster, John Arnold. There’s no fighting it – the standard of modern-day amateur photography is way better than it was even just a decade ago. The quality of the submissions I see on the…
Photography is as much the art of observing and appreciating things as it is the art of capturing them on film. No matter which branch of photography you prefer, you will find that the best photographs are a result of a photographer seeing things that most people miss out on.
Kung Fu is the martial art weapon of the masses. Its inception took ‘force’ out of the exclusive domain of the rulers and empowered the common man. The basic ideas are simple but powerful. You can use these lessons to…
Congratulations are in order… to every one of you. Why? Because you’ve helped me bring BeyondPhotoTips.com through its very first year of existence. And now that we’re a year old, there’s got to be a grand Birthday bash. So that’s…
Three weeks ago, my MacBook Pro crashed. It had seen a year of good service, and because it was my first ever Mac, I’d just about set it up to work exactly the way I wanted it to; and it…
Black & White photography is obsolete. It is antiquated and exists for no real reason at all, except for our desire to see the world as we can’t see it. In Black & White. Shouldn’t we just abandon it as…
Here’s another development: Beyond Phototips has now got it’s own official flickr group. Check it out, and be one of the first to sign up. I was going to wait a bit later until I’d announced… Um, this was the…
Hi there, Beyond Phototips has been around in it’s current avatar for almost a year now, and things have been wonderful. Thank you for making it such a happy place ;) Photo: Mystereys However, I have a problem right now.…
A UV filter is an important part of every photographer’s kit. This may seem like a no-brainer to any sufficiently advanced photographer reading this post, but to the beginners: take note: this is a very important part of your equipment.…
You already know that moisture and dust are your cameras’ and lenses’ worst enemies. Prolonged storage in high humidity areas (65-70% rH or higher) can damage your lenses and certain parts of your camera body, through fungal growth (lens fungus)…
Amazon.com is one of the internet’s most popular stores. Their comprehensive collection of just about anything you could want to be coupled with a great website, and their algorithm based display of items that you could be interested in making…
